`Huntable' Wetlands Should Be Left As Is

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

June 4, 1999

Judging from the spat between Palm Beach County and the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission over hunting in the 15,000-acre Pal Mar wetlands, it appears the land cannot be enjoyed by humans and wildlife. The Game Commission calls the shooting of animals an "unmet recreational need in South Florida." The Florida Sportsmen Conservation Association says the area is "very huntable." If its members were sportsmen, they would hunt each other.

Because Palm Beach County wants state money, it offered a compromise: Shoot only the hogs, but the commission, the real hog, said this is unacceptable. The county should stick to its unloaded guns.